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The current version is 1.0.2 (Texas rules as of November 2026).

Free revised pages for Texas rule changes to the sections in your manual for 12 months after purchase. HHSC's September 18, 2026 proposal to amend most of Chapter 558 (51 TexReg 6429) hadn't been adopted as of November 15, 2026. If it's adopted, we'll publish revised pages.

Version 1.0.2 Current

November 15, 2026 · 119 pages

Title and credit line. No policy, form or rule text changed.

  • The cover title is now “Texas PAS Policy & Procedure Manual”.
  • The credit line on the cover, in the “About this edition” box, in the closing note on page 119 and in READ-ME-FIRST.txt now reads: Standardsmith is run by a registered nurse (MSN, RN) with legal nurse consulting and case management experience. Final RN review completed November 2026.
  • Version labels and page footers say 1.0.2.
  • The free sample was rebuilt from the same pages (manual pages 1–6, 37–39, 48–50 and 118–119).

Policy and regulatory text, the 119-page count and the page where each section starts are the same as v1.0.1.

Version 1.0.1

November 15, 2026 · 119 pages

Policy 1.3 updated for the Texas workplace violence prevention law (Health & Safety Code Ch. 331, SB 463, 2025).

  • Policy 1.3, new section 7, “Workplace violence prevention (Health and Safety Code Chapter 331)”. It explains that Chapter 331 applies to “a home and community support services agency licensed or licensed and certified under Chapter 142 that employs at least two registered nurses” (§331.001(3)(A), as amended by SB 463, 89th Legislature, effective September 1, 2025), and gives two options to choose from: (A) fewer than two RNs, or (B) two or more RNs, with the committee, policy, plan, annual review and after-incident steps. The previous section 7, “Records”, is now section 8.
  • Policy 1.3’s rule basis now also lists “Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 331 (workplace violence prevention), if the agency meets the definition in §331.001(3)(A)”, and its pending rule change note (also in “Pending rule changes at a glance”) was updated to match.
  • Policy 4.2: the page reference for HHSC’s proposed §558.404 text is now 51 TexReg 6479–6481.
  • Policy 5.4: the bracketed note about Health and Safety Code Chapter 81 is now addressed to the agency (“[Agency: …]”).
  • Sources and verification notes: adds Health and Safety Code Chapter 331 (§§331.001–331.006, as amended by SB 463, 89th Leg., eff. September 1, 2025) as a source for Policy 1.3.
  • The manual grew from 118 to 119 pages.

Version 1.0

November 15, 2026 · 118 pages

First edition.

  • 36 policies in 5 parts and 25 forms (A–Y), Texas rules as of November 2026, as an editable Word file and a PDF in one ZIP with READ-ME-FIRST.txt.

Quoted rule text is taken word for word from the manual. Questions about a version: support@standardsmith.com.